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Mol. Biol. Evol. 21(9):1661-1672. 2004
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh165
© 2004 by the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. ISSN: 0737-4038

Origin and Maintenance of a Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance Locus in Arabidopsis

Shunyuan Xiao*,1, Brent Emerson*, Kumrop Ratanasut*, Elaine Patrick*, Carmel O'Neill{dagger}, Ian Bancroft{dagger} and John G. Turner*

* School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
{dagger} John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom

E-mail: j.g.turner{at}uea.ac.uk.

The broad-spectrum mildew resistance genes RPW8.1 and RPW8.2 define a unique type of plant disease resistance (R) gene, and so far homologous sequences have been found in Arabidopsis thaliana only, which suggests a recent origin. In addition to RPW8.1 and RPW8.2, the RPW8 locus contains three homologs of RPW8, HR1, HR2, and HR3, which do not contribute to powdery mildew resistance. To investigate whether RPW8 has originated recently, and if so the processes involved, we have isolated and analyzed the syntenic RPW8 loci from Arabidopsis lyrata, and from Brassica rapa and B. oleracea. The A. lyrata locus contains four genes orthologous to HR1, HR2, HR3, and RPW8.2, respectively. Two syntenic loci have been characterized in Brassica; one locus contains three genes and is present in both B. oleracea and B. rapa, and the other locus contains a single gene and is detected in B. rapa only. The Brassica homologs have highest similarity to HR3. Sequence analyses suggested that the RPW8 gene family in Brassicaceae originated from an HR3-like ancestor gene through a series of duplications and that RPW8.1 and RPW8.2 evolved from functional diversification through positive selection several MYA. Examination of the sequence polymorphism of 32 A. thaliana accessions at the RPW8 locus and their disease reaction phenotypes revealed that the polymorphic RPW8 locus defines a major source of resistance to powdery mildew diseases. A possible evolutionary mechanism by which functional polymorphism at the AtRPW8 locus has been maintained in contemporary populations of A. thaliana is discussed.

Key Words: RPW8 • disease resistance • powdery mildew • Arabidopsis • Brassica


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